BOLGER, Thomas

Thomas was born 1868 in Newport to David & Johanna. He married Clara ASHBEE on the 1st of December 1891 in Dover Kent, & by 1901 they were living at 2 Motley Street, Battersea in London. At the time of Thomas’ death, Clara was recorded as living at 2420, 8th Avenue, New York City in the USA.

Thomas, aged 49, died on the 3rd August 1918 at Breakwater Fort, Weymouth in Dorset, the exact cause of his death is unclear, but it is thought to be the result of flu. He is buried in Section 2 Row C Grave 3036 of the Melcombe Regis Cemetery in Dorset beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the family inscription: “IN THE MIDST OF LIFE YE ARE IN DEATH”